Social and cultural anthropology Books

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Empirische Kulturwissenschaften, Note: 1,7, Universität Koblenz-Landau, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Als Hermann Hesse 1946 der Nobelpreis für Literatur verliehen wurde, war er in den...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1,0, FernUniversität Hagen (Fakultät für Kulturwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Geschichte der Schriftkultur, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die japanische Schrift ist...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Ethnologie / Volkskunde, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Institut für Ethnologie), Veranstaltung: HS: Kulturelle Dynamik und politischer Wandel in Indonesien, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Interkulturelle Pädagogik, Note: 1,90, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg im Breisgau (Erziehungswissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Welche Bias lassen sich in der Interaktion zwischen...

The Hide of My Tongue is a familial and historical account of the loss & revitalization of the Tlingit language. The Hide of My Tongue explores the historical and contemporary effects of the loss of one of the world’s most...

Usos y costumbres de los salvajes de Virginia (Uses and Customs of the Savages of Virginia) is the first edition in Spanish of a fundamental work, published more than 4 Centuries ago, in Latin, German, French and English.It is the oldest chronicle...

In 1968, Winthrop D. Jordan published his groundbreaking work White Over Black: American Attitudes toward the Negro, 1550-1812 and opened up new avenues for thinking about sex, slavery, race, and religion in American culture. Over the course of a...

Though archaeologists have long acknowledged the work of social anthropologists, anthropologists have been much less eager to repay the compliment. This volume argues that the time has come to recognise the insights archaeological approaches can bring to...

This book takes the argument first set out in Lineage Organization in South-Eastern China a step further. It incorporates some of Professor Freedman's field data (gathered in the Hong Kong New Territories in 1963) and draws on a wide variety of written...

This volume provides an international analysis of the core metaphors and practices of human sexual and social reproduction in their personal, social and cosmological contexts.

How does global Christianity relate to processes of globalisation and modernization and what form does it take in different local settings? These questions have lately proved to be of increasing interest to many scholars in the social sciences and...

Although the topic of travel and travel writing by Chinese and Japanese writers has recently begun to attract more interest among scholars in the West, it remains largely virgin terrain with vast tracts awaiting scholarly examination. This book offers...

Offering a rich ethnographic account, this book traces the historical processes by which Andalusians experienced the shift from being poor emigrants to northern Europe to becoming privileged citizens of the southern borderland of the European Union, a...

The professionalization of anthropology through practical engagement is a major force underpinning the reformulations of the nature of the anthropological project. It is therefore imperative that anthropologists critically explore the conditions of their...

Historically, canonic studies of ritual have discussed and explained ritual organization, action, and transformation primarily as representations of broader cultural and social orders. In the present, as in the past, less attention is given to the power...

Recent years have seen many changes in human reproduction resulting from state and medical interventions in childbearing processes. Based on empirical work in a variety of societies and countries, this volume considers the relationship between...

Time and Social Structure and Other Essays

This volume provides a collection of some of Maurice Bloch's most important work, including influential essays on power, hierarchy, death and fertility.

David Clark is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of A Coruña and Director of the Amergin University Research Institute for Irish Studies. He has served on the executive committees of both national and international organisations for...

Extremism does not happen in a vacuum. Rather, extremism is a relative concept that often emerges in crisis situations, taking shape within the tense and contradictory relations that tie marginal spaces, state orders, and mainstream culture. This...

This qualitative study explores intercultural social dynamics among international Christian workers who are part of multicultural teams engaged in Christian ministries in a North African country. It seeks to understand these workers' lived realities at...

The thirteen chapters of this book comprise an intriguing and informative entry into the world of proverb scholarship, illustrating that proverbs have always been and continue to be wisdom's international currency. The first section of the book focuses...

SLAVERY, SMALLHOLDING AND TOURISM explores the political economy of development in the British Virgin Islands - from plantations, through the evolution of a smallholding economy, to the rise of tourism. The study argues that the demise of plantation...

This fascinating book contains an account of native enterprise and adventure in the archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea, with five maps, sixty five illustrations, and two figures. The content of this book is derived from the author's personal...

Hygi�����ne Sociale Contre Le Paup�����risme (1882) est un livre �����crit par Adolphe Coste. Il traite de la pauvret����� et de l'hygi�����ne sociale. L'auteur explore les causes de la pauvret����� et propose des solutions pour y rem�����dier en...

Das Buch ""Horde und Familie in ihrer Urgeschichtlichen Entwickelung"" von Johann Richard Mucke aus dem Jahr 1895 besch�����ftigt sich mit der Entwicklung von Gesellschaftsformen in der Urzeit. Der Autor untersucht die Entstehung von Horden und Familien...

Historia De La Esclavitud En Africa (1829) es un libro escrito por Pedro Jos����� Dumont que explora la historia de la esclavitud en �����frica. El autor examina la pr�����ctica de la esclavitud en diferentes regiones del continente, incluyendo el norte...

Historia De La Esclavitud V3 (1877) es un libro escrito por Jos����� Antonio Saco que trata sobre la historia de la esclavitud en el mundo. Este tercer volumen se enfoca en la esclavitud en Am�����rica Latina y el Caribe desde la �����poca colonial hasta...

Historia de Bolivia V1 (1899) es un libro escrito por Pedro Kramer que cuenta la historia de Bolivia desde la �����poca precolombina hasta finales del siglo XIX. En esta primera parte, el autor se enfoca en la historia antigua y colonial del pa������s,...

Histoire De L'Esclavage (1880) est un livre �����crit par Tourmagne, A. qui explore l'histoire de l'esclavage. Ce livre est une �����tude approfondie de l'esclavage depuis l'Antiquit����� jusqu'������ l'�����poque moderne. Il examine les diff�����rentes...

Histoire De L'Esclavage En Afrique: Pendant Trente-Quatre Ans (1824) est un livre �����crit par Pierre Joseph Dumont. Il s'agit d'un r�����cit d�����taill����� de l'histoire de l'esclavage en Afrique pendant une p�����riode de trente-quatre ans. Le livre...

Histoire De L'Evangelisation Des Lapons (1863) est un livre �����crit par Auguste Meylan. Il s'agit d'une �����tude approfondie sur l'�����vang�����lisation des Lapons, un peuple autochtone de la Scandinavie. L'auteur explore les diff�����rentes missions...

How and why do people "frame" animals so pervasively, and what are the ramifications of this habit? For animals, being put into a cultural frame (a film, a website, a pornographic tableau, an advertisement, a cave drawing, a zoo) means being taken out of...

This book provides a detailed look at daily life in China, including customs, habits, and cultural practices. With insights from his travels in China, Dukes provides a vivid picture of the country and its people.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Trace the evolution of American anthropology from its roots in the early 19th century to its emergence as a major discipline in the 20th century. A History of American Anthropology offers a detailed and insightful analysis of the key figures and theories...

A collection of ethnographic and literary discussions on Czech culture and traditions.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public...

Explore the Mergui Archipelago with John Anderson and discover the unique culture of the Selungs, a tribe that inhabits the area. From their traditional dress to their fishing techniques, this book provides an in-depth look at their way of life.This work...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...